Lepanthes belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lepanthes
3/26/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; sepals greenish, pubescent outside; lateral petals purplish violet, erect and adjacent to lip; lip purplish green.
2/28/2002
Location
Costa Rica
10.136111, -83.971944
Location Remarks
Puntar Los Charcos de Osa
Collectors
No collectors specified
9/21/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphytic orchid. Tepals light purple-brown. Labellum darker purple.